HR 2499 · 111th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2010
Introduced 2009-05-19· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large]· House
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EnactedLatest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.(2010-05-19)
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Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009 - Authorizes the government of Puerto Rico: (1) to conduct a plebiscite giving voters the option to vote to continue Puerto Rico's present political status or to have a different political status; (2) if a majority of ballots favor continuing the present status, to conduct additional such plebiscites every eight years; and (3) if a majority of ballots favor having a different status, to conduct a plebiscite on the options of becoming fully independent from the United States, forming with the United States a political association between sovereign nations that will not be subject to the Territorial Clause of the Constitution, or being admitted as a state of the Union. Prescribes the eligibility requirements for voting in the plebiscite. Requires the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to certify plebiscite results to the President and Congress.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009
Jul 28, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2499, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009
Jul 28, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans